Shloka 61
मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach
to the Sage
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य शिवावाक्यं मेना शैलेश्वरप्रिया । सुविलप्य महाक्रुद्धा गृहीत्वा तत्कलेवरम्
brahmovāca | ityākarṇya śivāvākyaṃ menā śaileśvarapriyā | suvilapya mahākruddhā gṛhītvā tatkalevaram
બ્રહ્માએ કહ્યું: શિવના આ વચનો સાંભળીને, પર્વતરાજની પ્રિયા મેનાએ ખૂબ વિલાપ કર્યો. પછી, અત્યંત ક્રોધિત થઈને તેણે તે શરીર પકડી લીધું.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Narrative transition: Brahmā reports Menā’s reaction to Śiva’s words. The episode illustrates worldly attachment/conditioning (pāśa) obstructing recognition of Śiva’s supremacy.
Significance: Serves as a cautionary exemplum: familial/social conditioning can veil discernment (tirodhāna), delaying alignment with divine will.
FAQs
It highlights the contrast between Śiva’s spiritually grounded stance and the human surge of grief and anger—showing how worldly attachment (moha) arises even in noble households, and why devotion must mature into surrender and discernment.
Śiva’s spoken word here functions like saguna grace—guidance delivered within a personal, narrative form. The Purāṇa teaches that devotees may begin with personal (saguna) relationship and emotion, but should be led toward steadiness and inner worship aligned with Śiva’s higher intent.
As a remedy for grief-driven agitation, the Shaiva takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with calm breathing and remembrance of Śiva’s steadiness; this verse itself does not prescribe a specific rite like bhasma or rudrākṣa.